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MAYA ANGELOU PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL

EIN 52-2098650 WASHINGTON, DC

Revenue 2023
$19,643,001
Expenses 2023
$19,237,795

Program services were 90.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B25
Classification
2000
Street
5600 EAST CAPITOL STREET NORTHEAST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO CREATE LEARNING COMMUNITIES IN LOWER INCOME URBAN AREAS WHERE ALL STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED IN TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS, CAN REACH THEIR POTENTIAL AND PREPARE FOR COLLEGE, CAREER AND A LIFETIME OF SUCCESS.

  • THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE MAYA ANGELOU PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IS TO CREATE LEARNING COMMUNITIES IN LOWER INCOME URBAN AREAS WHERE ALL STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED IN TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS, CAN REACH THEIR POTENTIAL AND PREPARE FOR COLLEGE, CAREER, AND A LIFETIME OF SUCCESS. AT MAYA ANGELOU, STUDENTS DEVELOP THE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND EMPLOYMENT SKILLS THEY NEED TO BUILD REWARDING LIVES AND PROMOTE POSITIVE CHANGE. THE MAYA ANGELOU PUBLIC CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL AND THE YOUNG ADULT LEARNING CENTER PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION IN A NON-TRADITIONAL SETTING TO ALL STUDENTS INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH A DEMANDING ACADEMIC PROGRAM, SOCIO-EMOTIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT, AND TIERED INTERVENTIONS THAT FOCUS ON THE WHOLE CHILD. STUDENTS LEAVE WITH A FOUNDATION TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR PURSUIT OF EDUCATION AND CAREERS. MAYA ANGELOU PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DELIVERS CORE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO STUDENTS WHO ARE INCARCERATED AT THE DC JAIL. FOUNDED IN 1997, THE SEE FOREVER FOUNDATION WAS CREATED TO OFFER A HOLISTIC PROGRAM TO TEENS INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. AT THAT TIME, COURT-INVOLVED TEENS TOLD THE ORGANIZATIONS CO-FOUNDERS THAT THEY WANTED TO EARN MONEY, LEARN MARKETABLE SKILLS, AND GAIN RESPONSIBILITY. WHEN THEY RETURNED TO SCHOOL, THEY ALSO WANTED TO ATTEND SMALL CLASSES WITH TEACHERS WHO CARED ABOUT THEM, AND THEY WANTED HELP MAKING HARD DECISIONS. THE MAYA ANGELOU SCHOOL OPENED ITS DOORS IN 1997 AS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR 20 TEENS, ALL OF WHOM WERE COMMITTED TO THE DC DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AND REHABILITATION SERVICES OR WERE ON PROBATION. THE CHARTER SCHOOL GREW EACH YEAR, AS STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE CITY AND FROM ALL SORTS OF ACADEMIC BACKGROUNDS ACTIVELY SOUGHT ADMISSION. SOME OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WERE OUT OF SCHOOL, SOME WERE DOING POORLY IN TRADITIONAL SCHOOL SETTINGS AND HEARD ABOUT THE ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT OFFERED TO STUDENTS, AND OTHERS WERE REFERRED BY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. NEARLY ALL OF THE STUDENTS ARE YEARS BEHIND GRADE LEVEL ACADEMICALLY, MANY HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS, AND MOST HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES. AT THE MAYA ANGELOU CHARTER SCHOOL, THE AIM IS TO PROVIDE THESE STUDENTS WITH THE BEST EDUCATION THEY HAVE EVER HAD. TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE GROWING STUDENT POPULATION, PARTICULARLY IN THE WARD 7 AND WARD 8 AREAS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, IN SEPTEMBER 2004 THE SEE FOREVER FOUNDATION OPENED A SECOND CAMPUS OF THE MAYA ANGELOU PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE SECOND CAMPUS, LOCATED IN THE FORMER DCPS EVANS MIDDLE SCHOOL, IS LOCATED IN THE 5600 BLOCK OF EAST CAPITOL STREET, NE. IN 2010, MAYA ANGELOU ESTABLISHED A YOUNG ADULT LEARNING CENTER (YALC), WHICH OPENED IN FALL 2012. THE PURPOSE OF THE ADULT PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO OLDER YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 17-24, WHO DO NOT HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL CREDENTIAL, AND PARTICULARLY THOSE TRANSITIONING FROM INCARCERATION. THESE ADULT STUDENTS WORK TOWARD ATTAINING THEIR GED AND CAN ALSO PURSUE VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND PARTICIPATE IN WORK PROGRAMS. IN 2021 MAYA ANGELOU ENTERED INTO AN EMERGENCY CONTRACT WITH THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AT THE DC JAIL. MAYA ANGELOU OFFERS A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM TO SELECT STUDENTS. THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM PROVIDES SINGLE SEX HOMES (TWO MALES, THREE FEMALES) TO STUDENTS WHO BENEFIT FROM THE STABILITY OF A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, AND STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT. EACH HOME IS STAFFED BY A RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR.

    Expenses $17,425,576 · Revenue $15,703,901

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • JULIE JOHNSON

    INTERIM BOAR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MICHAEL STRATTON

    BOARD TREASU

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • THOMAS WHITE

    BOARD SECRET

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID DOMENICI

    FOUNDING MEM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JAMES FORMAN JR

    FOUNDING MEM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHERYL MILLS

    FOUNDING MEM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • REGINALD BELLE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MICHELLE BROWN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DARREN CAMBRIDGE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHERYL CHUN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANDREW DANA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LEWIS GOSS II

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MELANEE GRAGG

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHERYL HOLCOMB-MCCOY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ALISE MARSHALL - OUTGOING

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MICHAEL VU - OUTGOING

    VICE-BOARD C

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CLARISSE MENDOZA DAVIS - CHIEF

    EXECUTIVE OF

    Total calculated
    $333,450
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $244,605
    Other
    $88,845

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported + $244,605 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported + $30,889 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported + $57,956 related
    Filer's total
    not reported + $333,450 related

  • LEAH LAMB - CHIEF OF INSTITUTIONAL

    ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $215,694
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $179,495
    Other
    $36,199

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported + $178,523 related
    Bonus
    not reported + $972 related
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported + $14,192 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported + $22,007 related
    Filer's total
    not reported + $215,694 related

  • REGINALD GALLOWAY

    DIRECTOR OF

    Total calculated
    $116,311
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $108,108
    Other
    $8,203

  • AZALIA SPEIGHT

    CHIEF OF SCH

    Total calculated
    $213,826
    From this org
    $201,837
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,989
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,477
    Bonus
    $7,360
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,108
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,881
    Filer's total
    $213,826

  • MARVIN HARDEN - CHIEF

    OPERATING OF

    Total calculated
    $129,739
    From this org
    $115,095
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,644
    Hours/week
    40

  • SEAN YISRAEL

    YALC DIRECTO

    Total calculated
    $155,631
    From this org
    $149,414
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,217
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,062
    Bonus
    $7,352
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,707
    Nontaxable benefits
    $510
    Filer's total
    $155,631

  • KAMAL WRIGHT-CUNNINGHAM - DEP CHIEF

    STUDENT SUPP

    Total calculated
    $169,731
    From this org
    $136,571
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,160
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,699
    Bonus
    $872
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,126
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,034
    Filer's total
    $169,731

  • NORA SHETTY - DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLIC

    PERFORMANCE

    Total calculated
    $157,394
    From this org
    $136,112
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,282
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,290
    Bonus
    $822
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,679
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,603
    Filer's total
    $157,394

  • PETER SMITH - ASST PRINCIPAL

    OF CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $130,625
    From this org
    $127,988
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,637
    Hours/week
    40

The first 25 listed. Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $19,643,001
    Expenses
    $19,237,795
    Contributions
    $3,455,023
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $22,770,025
    Expenses
    $19,250,397
    Contributions
    $5,295,325
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $16,310,706
    Expenses
    $14,636,450
    Assets (EOY)
    $26,633,621

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,766,441
    Expenses
    $11,207,242
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,406,785

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,633,818
    Expenses
    $11,455,253
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,275,999

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,580,442
    Expenses
    $12,142,979
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,399,876

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,568,916
    Expenses
    $11,100,671
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,601,548

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,080,037
    Expenses
    $10,908,218
    Assets (EOY)
    $16,661,001

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,828,072
    Expenses
    $10,427,315
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,001,522

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,106,039
    Expenses
    $9,951,237
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,264,466

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $22,058,058
    Expenses
    $13,332,209
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,472,905

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $12,205,879
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,204,963

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2023 return

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.